Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522193861
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2024960130
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,451,327
Expenses
$2,355,869
Assets
$3,164,999
Liabilities
$1,099,433

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

31 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DONALD MOYNIHAN (PRESIDENT)
  • INGRID ELLEN (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • KITT CARPENTER (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • STEPHANIE MOULTON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARCY YBARRA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • TARA SHEEHAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • TARA SHEEHAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $308,379 total reported compensation
  • SAMANTHA OLIVER THOMASON (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $149,069 total reported compensation
  • LESLIE OFORI (DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & CONFERENCES): $120,875 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Association for public policy analysis & management (appam) is dedicated to improving public policy management by fostering excellence in research, analysis and education.

What it reported doing in 2024

Jpam: jpam is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal that publishes the highest quality research on public policy and management. Jpam is published three times a year. Www.publicservicecareers.org is a cosponsored internet resource to encourage and sustain public service careers. Jobs that have been listed on www.publicservicecareers.org span all sectors and levels including federal, state, county, and local governments; nonprofit organizations and associations, think tanks and research organizations, academia, consulting, and the private sector. All of the information on www.publicservicecareers.org is free to job seekers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 93% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 63.1%; rating input score 63
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.9%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.34; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.5%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60% of revenue deployed · 63.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 28 of 28 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $308K · 31 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $515K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.